Gainesville Hotels at Your Fingertips!

Sometimes a high-tech tool can translate to no-to-low human touch service. The consolation prize is that most of these new fangled gadgets, like the VisitGainesville new hotel booking tool, enables you to book a hotel room with the quick click of the mouse. Our website - Gainesville's official tourism site -- offers an array of hotel properties to preview, check their available dates as well as "shop" the rate for those dates. Once you find the magic combination, you can reserve it right there, right then. There are no fees, no hidden costs just a simple, quick and cool tool to reserve a hotel room in Gainesville.

Try it at http://www.visitgainesville.com/ And if you have any questions at any point a friendly staff of VisitGainesville humans stand at the ready to personally assist. But admittedly, we can only try to be as cool as the computer.

It's a Banner Day to Sing About in Gainesville

I've been humming the great old ditty, "You're A Grand Old Flag" ever since I drove by to admire the new, lovely lampost banners heralding Gainesville's charming downtown Southeast Historic Bed & Breakfast District! Obviously the words have changed a bit ... as they are great new banners. But they are indeed high flying...and gorgeous.

This neighborhood -- just a quick walk from the heart of downtown restaurants, shopping and theatre -- sports four of our seven historic bed and breakfast inns. If you haven't had a chance to visit them (and see these snazzy new wind-flappers), consider treating yourself or a loved one by booking a stay during this year's annual Historic Holiday Homes Tour....it's a great opportunity at an even better price!

Just another reason to sing!